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AI Summary
- Michael Pollan's new book 'A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness' offers both personal reflection and expansive examination of human consciousness, its origins, functions, and implications
- The work addresses fundamental questions about consciousness while considering how artificial intelligence and political pressures on attention are making these inquiries increasingly urgent
- Pollan draws on his previous investigations of human behavior and perception to explore what answers about consciousness might mean for how we choose to live
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Michael Pollan
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